Cisco Secure Access by Duo is our go to choice for MFA authentication
Updated January 30, 2024

Cisco Secure Access by Duo is our go to choice for MFA authentication

Guy Kittelson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Duo

We utilize Cisco Secure Access by Duo to protect our windows logins, remote access logins, administrative logins, Remote Desktop logins, and VPN logins for ourselves and our clients. Many of our clients are Automotive Dealerships, and Cisco Secure Access by Duo allows us to protect almost all of our important logins for ourselves and our clients and gives us the ability to satisfy the requirements of the new Federal Safeguard regulations.

Pros

  • Windows Active Directory Integration
  • Easy to install app on cell phone with easy usage
  • Alternate access via SMS text or phone call
  • Easy replacement for Google Authenticator

Cons

  • Some clients feel that the cost is a little high
  • Our margin on this product isn't tremendous
  • I wish Connectwise allowed us to use this for our MSP products
  • Satisfies Federal Safeguard regulations for Automotive Dealerships
  • A new profit center for security, although a small one
It has stopped thousands of attempts to access accounts without authorization. Our clients utilize on-premise Microsoft Exchange, and we also use this for OWA for Microsoft Exchange. I can't even guess how many phishing attacks for OWA logins it has prevented.
We felt that Cisco Secure Access by Duo was easier to configure and integrate for ourselves and our clients.

Do you think Cisco Duo delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Duo's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Duo live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Duo go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Duo again?

Yes

For our clients, it has been a lifesaver allowing us to implement MFA for their user logins, VPN access, and RDP logins. It has kept unauthorized users out of their systems. I love the demo reseller portion that allows us to utilize the product for free and test it before rolling it out, and we continue to use it for free! Cisco Secure Access by Duo understands that the more we utilize it, the better we can use it with our clients.

Cisco Duo Support

We have never had to contact Duo for support, so I can't say if it's great or not. Hopefully, that's a good thing. Their documentation is OK, although, at times, it can be a tough read to implement properly.
I regret to say that we've never utilized the Cisco Secure Access by Duo support except for the online documentation.

Using Cisco Duo

Like all Cisco products, it can be a little difficult to configure and use properly. Once set up, it works like a charm, and we rarely have to reconfigure it or update it. We do wish it integrated better with our SonicWALL firewalls.

The ability to update the authentication proxy is very easy.
ProsCons
Like to use
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
Unnecessarily complex
  • Biometric authentication
  • Some setup
Yes - The push feature is one of the best reasons to use Duo. It allows us to rollout mandatory biometric authentication tied to the users cell phones in a safe and reliable mannter.

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